Blake,
When I first put my V8 on the road I sought out a coolant that was
specifically listed as safe for Aluminum since the block, heads, and
radiator were all Al. I settled on the orange GM stuff that says it is good
for 5 years. They still recommend the same standards of mixture. Do they
use a longer lasting corrosion inhibitor or what?
James Nazarian
71 B tourer
71 BGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
To: Chris <slimyrat@hotmail.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 27 February, 2003 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: Coolant was Battery Water
> Chris:
>
> <<<snip>>>
> So I guess my question is can one run an engine with pure ethylene
> glycol in
> the cooling system and if not why not?
> <<<snip>>>
> Sure, if you want the engine to run so hot that it cracks everything.
> But the coolant probabably won't boil!
>
> <<<snip>>>
> Would this help with scale and corrosion?
> <<<Snip>>>
> No. The additives in a 50% solution get used up in about 2 years. Using
> pure antifreeze doesn't INCREASE the protection, it just extends the
> life of the protection. Pure anitfreeze's heat carrying capacity is
> only 50% of water so it increases the running temperature of the heads.
> Think of the additives as gasoline in a tank. The get used up and after
> they do, the anti rust quits working and the corrosion starts. Also the
> additives get used up at different rates depending on other conditions,
> just like gasoline gets used up at different rates dependong on driving
> habits.
>
> Goto http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm and
> http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/redtech3.htm and read.
>
> Blake
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